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Captain Corelli’s Mandolin at Rose Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames reviewThe 2001 film adaptation of this novel may have been a turkey, yet this true-to-the-story stage adaptation is anything but
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin review: Wartime romance plucks the heartstrings againOur rating: *****A further wave of Cephalonia tourism surely beckons.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Rose Theatre, Kingston) Rating: *****Verdict: Love lost in shell-shocked adaptation It takes guts to bring British writer Louis de Bernières’s much-loved book Captain Corelli's Mandolin to the stage — especially following a little-loved film adaptation that sank without a trace in 2001. Rising to the challenge, Rona Munro has pulled off her adaptation for Kingston's Rose Theatre with confidence, if not with absolute success.